tax haven
Let an agent explain tax havens, relay definitions, features, lists, reforms and research from OECD, EU, IMF and academic sources with contested classifications attributed, describe the corporate haven alias, refuse evasion guidance, and distinguish tax havens from offshore financial centres generally, low-tax jurisdictions with transparency, special economic zones and money laundering as a crime.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain tax havens, relay definitions, features, lists, reforms and research from OECD, EU, IMF and academic sources with contested classifications attributed, describe the corporate haven alias, refuse evasion guidance, and distinguish tax havens from offshore financial centres generally, low-tax jurisdictions with transparency, special economic zones and money laundering as a crime.
A jurisdiction that offers very low or zero taxes, secrecy or light regulation attractive to non-residents and foreign companies, used for legitimate structuring as well as tax avoidance and evasion, with corporate havens attracting multinational profit booking; definitions and lists are contested, as the EU maintains a list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, the OECD sets transparency standards, and researchers such as the Tax Justice Network publish indices that sometimes include major economies. Reforms include automatic exchange of tax information under the Common Reporting Standard and the OECD global minimum corporate tax, and debates about their effectiveness are attributed. The model gives no advice on evading tax.
What it is for: Understanding low-tax secrecy jurisdictions.
It can be explain definitions and features; relay lists and reforms with attribution; describe corporate havens; present debates with attribution.
Distinguishing features
Low effective taxation
Secrecy features
Non-resident focus
Contested lists
What it looks like
Not a physical object; seen in company registries, financial flows and policy lists.
Physical character
Common Reporting Standard: 2014 year - OECD, exchanges from 2017
OECD Pillar Two minimum tax: 15 percent note - implementation varies
Panama Papers: 2016 year - leak investigations
How it is recognised
Low-tax or secrecy jurisdiction
Corporate haven, offshore financial centre, secrecy jurisdiction
Offshore centres may be transparent; low-tax states may share information; special economic zones offer incentives locally; money laundering is a crime
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is targeted by -
is related to -
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
corporate tax havens
secrecy jurisdictions
offshore financial centres
conduit jurisdictions
sink jurisdictions
Standards and regulation
OECD Global Forum transparency standards
EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions
OECD/G20 BEPS and Pillar Two
FATF anti-money laundering standards
Failure modes and hazards
Giving tax evasion advice
Presenting contested lists as settled
Stale list information
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a tax haven is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a tax haven, and how does it differ from offshore centres, transparent low-tax states, special economic zones and money laundering? definition
- Is the request for help hiding income or assets, which this model does not provide, or for general understanding or tax compliance, which a tax adviser can support? boundary
Corporate havens
Corporate havens.
Corporate havens
Corporate havens.
- What is a corporate haven, and how do multinationals use them, as research describes? definition
- Which entry fits corporate tax haven? action
Lists Lists and definitions.
Attribution.
EU list
EU list.
EU list
EU list.
- How does the EU compile its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions, and what criticisms exist, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Indices
Research indices.
Indices
Indices.
- What do indices such as the Financial Secrecy Index measure, and how do governments respond, with views attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Reforms Reforms.
Regulation.
CRS
Information exchange.
CRS
CRS.
- How does automatic exchange of information work under the CRS? provenance
- Which entry fits Common Reporting Standard? action
Minimum tax
Global minimum tax.
Minimum tax
Minimum tax.
- What is the global minimum tax, and how is implementation progressing, checked against current sources? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
Context Leaks and research.
Attribution.
Leaks
Leak investigations.
Leaks
Leaks.
- What did investigations such as the Panama Papers reveal, as reported? provenance
- Which entry fits Panama Papers? action
Estimates
Revenue loss estimates.
Estimates
Estimates.
- What do economists estimate about revenue lost to havens, with methods and positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- How should competing haven lists be presented side by side?
- Should corporate haven be a separate entry?
- How should current EU and OECD lists be kept current?